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M4 Mac mini Intermittent Lagging / Unresponsive

Over the past several days, my M4 Mac mini is stuttering / locking for around 10 seconds at a time. Mouse does not move at all, keyboard appears to stop working, but if I keep typing, whatever I'm typing snaps into the text box at the end of the lag period. Activity Monitor shows no major spikes -- only using 12GB of 24GB of memory, memory pressure is low, running very few apps at a time. This has never happened until a few days ago -- what can I do to diagnose or resolve this?

Mac mini, macOS 26.1

Posted on Nov 7, 2025 10:11 AM

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Nov 7, 2025 10:34 AM in response to RBaptista

EtreCheckPro is an excellent tool for finding and sorting out various problems.

Download and run the free version of EtreCheckPro, from > https://etrecheck.com/en/index.html

Then post back here with your Report, as per > How to use the Add Text Feature When Post… - Apple Community

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Nov 7, 2025 12:37 PM in response to RBaptista

I can not help you with Microsoft products, FaceTime or Epic Games because I do not run any of those on my Mac's.

Hopefully someone with experience in those areas will come on board.

In the mean time based on your Reports Diagnostics information.

I advise using Safe Mode, as per Start up your Mac in safe mode - Apple Support

and then Rebuild Spotlight, as per > Rebuild the Spotlight index on your Mac - Apple Support

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Nov 7, 2025 11:20 AM in response to den.thed

EtreCheck Report

Included that check -- thanks!

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